Head over to Louisville’s WFPK,where Tift plays songs in the studio and tells stories about some of the new tunes, life on the road touring and making the new album “Traveling Alone” which is to be released Oct. 2.

The songs sound great, a little different than previous efforts. On them she sings with more tenderness, recalling the folky sound Joan Baez .

Merritt is a North Carolina singer songwriter who lived in Wilmington in the early ’90s and wrote parts of earlier albums while spending time in Carolina Beach. She was nominated for a Grammy for 2004’s “Tambourine,” which was produced by George Drakoulias and featured musicians Mike Campbell and Neal Casal. Merritt has release four previous studio albums and two live albums.

“Traveling Alone” is on the Yep Roc Records label. Merritt appeared on the label in the late ’90s with John Howie Jr.’s Two Dollar Pistols.

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